Paul Humphreys

I throught I replied last night!! But it was late. Anyway, CRAG or GLASS do not charge for laneing. As for that area there are lots of lanes. But what are you as it is a big area? Paul

Ok I had the price wrong, they are £11 Heres the thread http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=9229

HFH did post a link to somewhere that did them for about £7. I am sure it is in the tec archive.

Pins can also be used for holding up a BBQ or Wash basin

The second drawing would be better, but if you bend the hilift then it would be no good. If you look at the pin and plate type, the pins have other uses and they are easy to store. Paul

Yes still going strong Mike, must be the softer ride of the Land Cruiser

I have an older model like these http://www.minus40.co.za/products/offroad.htm will go down to minus 25 and -3 for 3 days running of a 110ah leasure battery with out rechargeing and opening it up to get stuff out. Also it came from a forum member about 3 years ago and still works fine!! Thanks Mike Paul

Just make sure you get a compressor type one. Lots of makes out there, Waeco seem to be the best for the money. Better ones cost more. Paul

Alan & Mike, this is not having a go, but he did not ask if he should have a winch or not. The question was about a ground anchor. You can use a ground anchor with 3-4 snach blocks and a length of rope. Paul

Ex-army plate and pins. Not the quickest to set, but works all the time. I have a PRT. Paul

I hope he gets well soon. Paul

Never mind.

I like the plans I am planing the same, but going another route. I have a wokl spec sankey (free). I am going to change the body to 110 hi-cap rear body with a truckman top. As this is fiberglass it is light and water proof. I plan making it so I can sleep inside. Paul

I will post back once I get a day sorted in March. Paul

Auto all the way. I had one in my 110, but as said before the 2.5 is not big enough. Now with a 4.2td and 4.88 diffs it is great, low 1st is lower than a standard LR low 1st. BTW it is a Land Cruiser Paul

AFAIK it is open. Paul

It is a Toyota Land Cruiser 80 series Paul

I get about a "bit" in North Wales . Paul

You will when the repair is done, but not right now. Paul

4x4 Response Wales Recruitment Evening - Cwmbran 4x4 Response Wales will be holding a recruitment and information evening at The Three Blackbirds, Llantarnam, Cwmbran, NP44 3AY (OS Grid Ref ST301 924) on 4th March at 7:30pm. The evening is aimed at any 4x4 owners willing to make themselves and their vehicles available to the Emergency Planning Service during severe adverse weather and/or local emergency. The Group was kept very busy across Wales in the recent heavy snow undertaking over 100 callouts in support of Emergency Services, Hospitals, and Social Care. Anyone interested in finding out more about the Group will be welcome to attend the Cwmbran meeting or alternatively go to www.4x4responsewales.org <http://www.4x4responsewales.org/> . It is proposed to hold a monthly meeting in the area once a core local group is formed. 4x4 Response Wales organises regular training events in Off Road Driving, Recovery Techniques, Communications and Navigation. Membership presents an ideal opportunity for 4x4 owners to learn to drive their vehicle safely off road and in adverse conditions and also to support their communities in times of need. 4x4 Response Wales is a registered charity offering logistical support to Emergency Planning Officers and Emergency Services during times of severe weather and other local emergency. The Group organises regular training and assessment weekends across Wales to prepare their volunteers and vehicles and to ensure that members can provide a high quality service when required.

Wayfarer is still closed. Forecast temperatures for the rest of the week rule out any work up there, which is being tied in with drain repairs in Llanarmon, but he anticipates that it will probably be done in the latter part of next week, or early part of the week after, at the latest. The above is the latest info I have. Paul

Land Rover 90 : C537 WDG Stolen from Watergate Car Park, Brecon between 12 midnight and 8am on Sunday 23rd January. External : Painted a Bright Grass/Pea Green (Pantone 368 equivalent), with a White roof and Black detailing (wing tops, bonnet vents, hinges, catches, etc) Front Grill panel is made from square punched steel, bolted to the front panel, with Land Rover badge attached. Below this a Warn M12000 winch with a 13mm steel cable with a yellow safety hook, all within/welded to a custom made mount. The four road wheels are on silver modular 16” rims, with 235/85R16 Insa Turbo Special tyres (less than 6 months old). The wheels are mounted onto the hubs with alloy wheel spacers - the driver’s side rear wheel is only held on with 4 nuts, as one of the studs has been damaged. Spare Wheel is mounted on the bonnet, and is an unused Bronco Dirt Devil, 235/85R16 - this will unusual, as these tyres went out of production some 4 or 5 years ago. Tyre is mounted on a White 8 spoke steel wheel. Spare Wheel mounting to the bonnet is a custom made bracket and plate arrangement - whilst the whole bonnet is painted green, the original paintwork (light red) will be visible below the plates. The roof has a small dent in the drivers side near the front, and a hole approx 1” diameter in the centre of the front of the roof. Rising up the passenger side of the windscreen is a 2.5” diameter snorkel, with a K&N air filter attached to the top of it. The flexible pipe from this passes into the engine bay via a cut-out in the side of bonnet. The back door is a split tailgate, with custom made hinges at the top - this will be a very rare feature on a 90. Mounted on the drivers side rear gutter are 2 aerials - a PMR solid aerial (approx 30cm tall) and a 1.5m black whip “orbitor” CB aerial Chassis is painted bright blue; Axles are red; trailing arms and radius arms are yellow; propshafts are custom made, powder coated bright yellow, with the makers mark still on them - PropShaft Services Ltd. Internal : The main 2 seats are light grey Reccaro seats taken from an old Astra GTE - showing some signs of age, including a mark from an angle grinder on the drivers seat. These are held on custom made mounts. The centre seat is a standard grey LR centre seat Steering wheel is a Mountney 13.5” wooden 3-spoke wheel, held to the boss with 2 screws missing. The dashboard has several screw-holes on the top surface where the radios where previously mounted. Below the left side of the binnacle, there are 5 small steel switches and LEDs, cut into the dash. Radio (Kenwood CD-Radio) is mounted below these. A mesh Dog Guard separates the cabin from the load bed, with various bits of equipment mounted to this. Below the passenger seat, there are 2 large car batteries, wired in parallel, with a pair of terminals to the front of the seat box. There are also 2 electrical cut-off switches in this area. A wiring ‘loom’ runs from the driver’s side door pillar to the rear of the vehicle, to a connector on the rear panel. There are also wires for the 2 radios (CB and PMR). GRP Transmission Tunnel has been cut at the rear of the gear lever access to allow for the gearboxes being further back than standard - boot will not cover the holes. Technical features : Engine and gearbox are mounted lower and further back than standard - the GRP gearbox tunnel has had to be modified to allow space for the gear linkages to fit through. Engine is a modified 200Tdi, fitted with a Garret T4 hybrid turbo from Allard. Inlet manifold has been modified to allow air entry between valves 2 and 3 rather than end-on, as standard. Intercooler is a custom made Allard alloy intercooler, which is almost the same size as the front of the engine bay. The intercooler, radiator and fans (2 x 16”, 1 x 14”) are mounted on a custom made, blue painted framework, designed to allow these components to be swiftly removed for cleaning/access. Turbo Waste-gate bypass control goes via a splitter for the boost gauge to a tap on the side of the binnacle in the cabin. The engine wiring loom has been cut to fit so that a 200Tdi engine will mate to a 300Tdi loom. Suspension : Orange polybushes fitted all around. Springs are Orange Scorpion Racing +1” springs, with +2” deCarbon shock absorbers all around. Shock Mounts are modified, with the rear shocks mounted on lower brackets as well. Dislocation cones are fitted to the rear axle. Brakes : Rear Brakes are Discovery rear Disks. Front Brakes are new cross-drilled, grooved and vented disks, with new callipers, designed for a LR 130. Any info to PC John Cross 596 at Brecon Police Station.

Find a local recovery company and ask them for a price to move it on a back load We do lots of them at work.

We have a lot of these at work http://www.manbat.co.uk/cm/files/assets/numax_rqp.pdf they take a lot of "use". Paul

~The work has not beed done yet due to it been under 5 foot of snow. Paul